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Al Jazeera
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Erin Hale

How will Trump’s semiconductor tariffs affect the global chip industry?

US President Donald Trump makes an announcement about an investment from the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company at the White House on March 3, 2025 [File: Leah Millis/Reuters]

United States President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs of up to 300 percent on semiconductor imports, with exemptions for foreign companies that commit to manufacturing in the US.

Trump has cast the proposed tariff as a way to drive investment to the US, but experts say it could also disrupt global supply chains and even penalise companies already making chips in the US.

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